Another small update to add to this Build Log, this project should start to flow a little faster from this point on.
I took a break from the basic kit and put in a few sessions carving the props, in this case two Wolff pattern props in eight layer laminates. I used my standard approach laminating my own stock using thin veneers. I used very light and straight grained pine and a dark red teak stock.
The blanks were hand carved to profile shape, then tapered longitudinally, the "pitch" carved, and completed with successively finer grades of sand paper to shape.
I was quite pleased to complete both props on the first attempt without requiring a start over on the spare blanks, which are now available for a future project.
......... and here's the finished products. The hubs are from the Taurus Camel Prop Hubs resin set.
...... and finally a shot of one posed on the model.
I've also added the engine control rods to the model, the Kit versions have been replaced by brass tube as the former were bent and broken on the sprue.
Last, I've drilled and installed all of the rigging attachment eyelets and will now concentrate on getting the rigging lines attached to the upper wing in preparation for the final assembly and rigging. I'll be installing some of the miscellaneous smaller parts like the wind screens, radiator shutter control rods and the bomb sight etc first. It's starting to move along at a much better pace now.
Cheers,
Lance
